The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-21


to-day. he attempted 10 conceal The
articles when the store was searched.
and was immediately put under arrest.
Investigation to-day revealed the fact
that numerous parties have purchased
goods from Caldwell, the agent OF the
thieves, who represented himself as 4
drummer. Mark i EAGcl. dry goods
dealers. have about $500 of the stolen
goods, and lot OF tobacco has been
found at Turner 4 Poolc's bar. Lip
scomb & Russell, groccr<. have bought
tobacco and cigars at different times,
and bale of paid> Was found i'll {. H..
Fosters store and identified Is stolen
property. Warrants were served to-day
on Caldwell ard JohH$tone for selling
whiSkrv and tobacco without license.
Detective Fellcrs. Chief OF Police
Kennedy, Watchman john Hlllhouse
and Officer Fred. Schlapbach are at
work OH the nvestigation, and fTrther
arrests are expected tomorrow. Pre-
liminary examinations will not be had
before Justice Earle until the case Is
fully developed. 1t is generally COLI
cedrd 10 be the most extensive scheme
OF robbery ever known in this section,
and people are just now wondering low
50 much knavery and cunning schemes
to detect it could have gone on 1or
months with absolute secrecy.
UNRAvELLING TIE ROBBERY.
GREENvILLE, April 19.-The scene Of
operations in the Richmond and DAN
vile train robbery investigation was
transferred to Central, PiCkcns County,
to-day, and the excitement in this city
was slightly diminished in consequence.
Early this m0rlling Lem Nicely, bar
keeper, was arrested and committed to
ia;l on the charge OF Offering stolen goods
for sale. No other arrests were made
in the city during the day, but Oh the
morning Air Line train Detective Fci.ers
and Trace Agent Wall went over to
Central to work up I clue in that dlrec-
ton.
At Central, John Br;dwell, who has
been employed by Moore, one OF the
parties i'll this city arrested yesterday
as driver of the wagon used by the rob
bers, was captured and identified as the
man who hauled away the goods stolen
from the freight train last Friday night
when the thieves were spotted by the
detectives while ut work. Fourteen
boxes OF tobacco included in the Friday
nights haul were found sccreted under
lot OF straw in an old stable where
T they had been placed on Sunday night.
In the store of L. \. Bellotte eighty
four bolts Of missing plaids were follnd,
and in J. E. Beilotte'S establishment
another lot OF iorty-four bolts. The
MesSrs. Bellotte readily gave up the
goods to the officers, saying that they
had bought them in good faith. Several
boxes of cigars were identified at other
places, and the officers returned to this
city this afternoon with the prisoner and
4 cargo OF reclaimed spoilS.
Reports of scattered lots o. contra
band goods continue 10 come in iron,
points all around, showing that the gang
has operated on a wide scale and ap-
praently with complete system OF
division Of labor in the business. It is
now probable that the amount OF the
robbery will reach anywhere under sl0,'
900, as .."w traces come in every d@v tC
swell! the aggregate above tie original
estimate OF $1,000.
In the mention Of merchants Yesterday
in the city who had bought goods from
Caldwell, the agent of the the ives, an
error WAS made in the substitution Of the
name OF {. L. Foster for r. G.. Foster
C. L. Foster 4 Bro. have had no dealings
whatever with the men who sold the
stolen goods, and claim about as much
knowledge Of the affair as the man in the
moon.